Hey Sydney,

I do hope you found this. I’m just trying to be creative and goofy with my mail. For my first letter I have to be a little extra. I’m sorry I did not write to you sooner. I only recently went to get envelopes and paper. As I am writing this, I still need to figure out how to get stamps. It probably won’t be as creative as your dino or batman stamps. Two weeks from now, I’ll be in NC and we’ll be having a blast. Then its another month and a half without you. Let’s make the most of it. Its a shame I won’t be able to be at band camp this year. I won’t see you leading in action until you’re already a pro. It will be a little hectic when I get back. I’ll have to drive all the way back, move in, and get ready for classes in a very short amount of time. My parents were nice enough to offer to move my furniture into my knew apartment. I am glad I do not have to worry about that. I have not found out if I can leave the internship early to get home earlier. We will have to see. I really should email someone about that. At least I’d only have to drive from Bozeman, Montanta and not all the way from Idaho. My last days will be some ending orientation at the MCC main office in Bozeman. Its only roughly 30 hours home from there. Be prepared for more of these link things because I am enjoying myself right now. Today you are enjoying yourself at the beach with your mom, sister, and grandma. You made some great art in an impressively short amount of time. I would have taken so long to paint something not nearly as good as yours. I hope you find all the shark teeth while at the beach and all the four leaf clovers once you’re home (except please leave a few for me to find decades later because that’s how long it’ll take for me)

Love you, Alex